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Pat Dye: Tua Tagovailoa is better than Joe Namath or Ken Stabler

Pat Dye played in the SEC in the early 1960s, and later coached in the conference for the better part of three decades, so he's seen a lot of great quarterbacks.

The former Georgia All-American and Auburn head coach was a guest on the Paul Finebaum on Friday, and told the SEC Network host that Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa is near the top of the list. That includes Crimson Tide legends (and Pro Football Hall of Famers) Joe Namath and Ken Stabler.

"He's as good as I've seen in the conference, ever," Dye said. "Somebody asked me about Namath and Stabler.